ADVISORY/Goodwill Southern California, Project Amiga, IRS and Officials Partner to Increase EITC Filings.

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ADVISORY/GOODWILL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, PROJECT AMIGA, IRS AND OFFICIALS PARTNER TO INCREASE EITC FILINGS

Thousands of families still fail to receive money owed to them

WHO:    Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis
        Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina
        John Chiang, California Board of Equalization
        El Monte City Council Member Juventino "J" Gomez
        Maria Elena Jauregui, IRS spokesperson
        Irene Esparza Portillo, Executive Director of Project Amiga
        Marguerite Ave, Director of Central San Gabriel Valley
         WorkSource Center

WHAT:   State, county and city officials join members of the Earned
        Income Tax Credit (EITC) Campaign Partnership to educate the
        public about the benefits of EITC and Child Tax Credit (CTC)
        filings to increase the number of eligible working families
        claiming these credits.

        Speakers will provide details on the EITC and CTC as well the
        Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which provides
        free tax preparation assistance to low- and middle-income
        families. Tax credits are retroactive up to three years. Tax
        assistance is available through April 15, 2005.

        EITC Campaign Partnership includes Goodwill Southern
        California and Project Amiga.

WHEN:   Friday, April 8
        11:30 a.m.

WHERE:  Central San Gabriel Valley WorkSource Center
        10507 Valley Blvd., El Monte

WHY:    Each year, thousands of San Gabriel Valley residents miss out
        on a federal tax credit by not claiming the EITC and CTC.
        Residents with children and a family income of under $35,458
        may receive up to $4,300 in EITC or up to $1,000 in CTC. These
        credits not only help workers reduce taxes and supplement
        wages, but also make work more attractive than welfare, thus
        strengthening the overall economy. In Los Angeles County,
        782,862 taxpayers received $1.4 million in EITC last year
        alone.

PARKING:
        Limited. Please register with Marguerite Ave at 323-833-2230
        to secure a parking space.

About Goodwill Southern California

More than 15,000 people with disabilities or vocational disadvantages benefited from Goodwill Southern California's education, job training and placement programs last year. GSC operates 43 discount stores, three campuses and seven community-based career resource centers in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Charity Navigator, an independent charity evaluator, gave GSC its highest four-star ranking for four consecutive years, because GSC spends 92 percent of its budget on programs that transform lives through the power of work. For more information about GSC and its programs, visit www.goodwillsocal.org.

About Project Amiga

Project Amiga is a community-based, nonprofit 501(c) 3 volunteer organization founded in 1989 in Los Angeles, Calif. For more than 15 years, the mission of Project Amiga is Empowerment through Education and Training. Project Amiga reaches out to low-income, disadvantaged at-risk youth, youth offenders, teen moms and dads, parents and their families throughout Los Angeles County and addresses the high unemployment and dropout rate through bilingual computer training, parenting classes, men's health workshops, prenatal care education classes and support services. Students that successfully complete our computer-training program are eligible to receive 5 elective credits towards high school graduation. Project Amiga is committed to expanding its services that offer youth, young adults and their families an opportunity for a better quality of life.